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Off The Grid Richard Glossip was working at the Best Budget Motel in Oklahoma City when his boss and motel owner, Barry Von Treese, was found dead in one of the rooms. One week later Justin Sneed, the 19-year-old handyman and meth addict, was arrested. Sneed then confessed to beating Von Treese to death with a baseball

Kanika Lal Five Baruch College fraternity members will face multiple charges for allegedly killing a college freshman in December 2013. Related Story President Obama Extends Paid Sick Leave in Honor of Labor Day Pocono Mountain regional police chief Chris Wagner told reporters college freshman Michael Deng, who died of injuries during a hazing ritual, was

Off The Grid Ahmed Mohamed is a 14-year-old high school student from Irving, Texas who aspires to be an engineer. Over the weekend he decided to take apart a clock and rebuild it inside his pencil case. Proud of his accomplishment, he decided to take it to school on Monday to show his engineering teacher. That

Kanika Lal Recreational marijuana advocates are pushing for an initiative on the 2016 ballot that would grant Florida residents the right to vote on legalizing pot. The Florida Cannabis Act would allow anyone 21 and older to purchase and possess up to one ounce of marijuana. Adults could also grow up to six cannabis plants

Off The Grid The Off The Grid team along with #OraPolitics is in Simi Valley, Calif. today, preparing to cover the second GOP debate at the Reagan Library. With Reagan’s Air Force One serving as the evening’s set, Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, Scott Walker, Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee, Carly Fiorina, John

Jen Hobbs What’s even more upsetting about emergency workers being denied medical benefits and compensation, is the fact that our government could have prevented the very situation we found ourselves in on September 11, 2001. Watch this video to find out how the government identified one of the hijackers through the Able Danger program, but did

Off The Grid Bernie Sanders has just announced the next big issue he plans on taking on: private prisons. Sanders introduced a bill called the Justice is Not For Sale Act, which would ban government contracts with private prisons. Study after study after study has shown private prisons are not cheaper, they are not safer,

Alex Logan CNN threw down the gauntlet (TWICE!) last night and Trump came out swinging. Hard. The debate was less of a dog-and-pony spectacle than the first Fox News debate, but that doesnt mean the whole thing wasnt a big, steaming pile of horseshit. Ive said it a number of times, and Ill keep saying

Kanika Lal A recent Marine Corps study stating all-male combat units perform better than combats including women, has sparked debate and a lawmaker briefing. Related Story Jesse Ventura Says He Will Never Use This Term This news comes just as the Pentagon is preparing to open all combat jobs to women. Representative Susan Davis said

Off The Grid Its all part of the domino effect that is happening with marijuana. More and more states are going to be legalizing it because they see the positives far outweighs the negatives. People are starting to understand that it’s a wonderful plant, specifically for medical purposes. They see the money that it can bring